| 59101 | May.23 | Birth | 1951 – Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player |
| 59102 | May.23 | Birth | 1951 – Antonis Samaras, Greek economist and politician, 185th Prime Minister of Greece |
| 59103 | May.23 | Birth | 1952 – Anne-Marie David, French singer |
| 59104 | May.23 | Birth | 1952 – Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist |
| 59105 | May.23 | Birth | 1953 – Dick Stellingwerf, Dutch politician |
| 59106 | May.23 | Birth | 1954 – Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer and actor |
| 59107 | May.23 | Birth | 1954 – Hans Kruize, Dutch field hockey player |
| 59108 | May.23 | Birth | 1954 – Michel Roux Jr., English-French chef and author |
| 59109 | May.23 | Birth | 1955 – Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 59110 | May.23 | Birth | 1956 – Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria |
| 59111 | May.23 | Birth | 1956 – Mark Shaw, New Zealand rugby player |
| 59112 | May.23 | Birth | 1956 – Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager |
| 59113 | May.23 | Birth | 1956 – Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter (d. 1988) |
| 59114 | May.23 | Birth | 1956 – Albert Voorn, Dutch horse rider |
| 59115 | May.23 | Birth | 1957 – Mark Arnold, American actor |
| 59116 | May.23 | Birth | 1957 – Craig Brown, English journalist and critic |
| 59117 | May.23 | Birth | 1957 – Jimmy McShane, Northern Irish musician (Baltimora) (d. 1995) |
| 59118 | May.23 | Birth | 1958 – Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter |
| 59119 | May.23 | Birth | 1958 – Drew Carey, American actor and game show host |
| 59120 | May.23 | Birth | 1958 – Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer |
| 59121 | May.23 | Birth | 1958 – Serge Dupire, Canadian actor |
| 59122 | May.23 | Birth | 1958 – François Feldman, French singer-songwriter |
| 59123 | May.23 | Birth | 1958 – Frank Jelinski, German race car driver |
| 59124 | May.23 | Birth | 1958 – Jack Lohman, English historian and curator |
| 59125 | May.23 | Birth | 1959 – Ryuta Kawashima, Japanese neuroscientist and academic |
| 59126 | May.23 | Birth | 1959 – Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster |
| 59127 | May.23 | Birth | 1959 – Bob Mortimer, English comedian and actor |
| 59128 | May.23 | Birth | 1960 – Linden Ashby, American actor and martial artist |
| 59129 | May.23 | Birth | 1961 – Karen Duffy, American model and actress |
| 59130 | May.23 | Birth | 1962 – Matt Wrack, English firefighter and union leader |